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| New Jersey Art Deco & Streamline Moderne |
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| Sears & Roebuck Hackensack, NJ |
Edison Memorial Tower Edison, NJ |
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This Sears & Roebuck department store was built in the early 1930s. There are other still-existing, similar buildings built around the same time in Chicago, IL, Brooklyn, NY, Minneapolis, MN, Miami, FL, Indianapolis, IN, and Los Angeles, CA.
The Edison Memorial Tower was built in 1935 on the site of Edison's Menlo Park laboratory. The tower is 131 feet tall and is surmounted by a 14 foot tall incandescent light bulb. The bulb is made of pyrex and was produced by Corning Glass Works. It was once lit and acted as an airplane beacon. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| WMCA transmitter building Kearny, NJ |
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| This WMCA transmitter building was built in 1940. For more, see this website. |
| Altenburg Piano House Elizabeth, NJ |
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| The Altenburg Piano House was established in 1846 in Germany. The family moved to New York City and opened a factory there in 1855. The company opened its first store in Elizabeth in 1906. They moved to this location in 1929. The sign was refurbished sometime after 2008. These photos are from 2011. It appears the face of the sign was replaced. It is lit at night. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
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More NJ Art Deco:
Jersey Central Power & Light Company (Keyport) Deco Highways (various cities) |
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